n. 1 hist. a small round shield held by a handle. 2 Bot. any of several ferns of the genus Dryopteris, having buckler-shaped indusia. Also called shield-fern.
[ ME f. OF bocler lit. 'having a boss' f. boucle BOSS(2) ]
BUCKLER
Meaning of BUCKLER in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012